Shoe-holder.



C. J- DEXTER.

SHOE HOLDER.

APPLIOATION FILBD'sBPT.1s,191o.

Patented June 27, 1911.

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CARL' ii'. DEirrEBx oniirisr Lunares, mamita] To all iwhomi may Be it known that I, lCani. .hdl-)unten citizen of the United States, residing at fest Lafayette, in tliecounty oi Tippecanoe and State of Indiana, have ini'euted certain new` and useful Improvements in Shoe-Holders,

of which the following is a siiiecifieation.

This invention has forits p riniaryobject a simple, durable and efficient construction 1G o-f sh'oe holder ,or s tandwhicli will be ladjust'- able to lit shoes or boots of a relatively `wide vrange ofsizes aiidby the use ofwliieh the shoe may ber easily and quickly clamped f upon theholderlor standand securely held in place' .while being.` polished, h without l any more fiilly'a'p'pear` as vthe'cde sci'iption prof vexertion onthelpart ofthe 'wearer .orlfuniiecfessaryattention4 andlabor on tlie'part tof the voperatorf- W'ith this andotlier objects in view as'will ceeds, the invention consists in certain cou-f structions, arrangenifentsfand' combinations of the upper portion of the device, part-ly iii section; and, Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the device.

' Corresi'iondingir and like parts are .referred to in following 'description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same referencecliaracters. A

The present embodiment of myin'vention comprises a base 1 designed to bc'secured by screws or similar fastening d evicestol the platform of al shoesliining stand `or parlor, soca1led,'and astandard 2 which rises from the base 1 and which is provided at its upper end with a rearwardly extending heel supporting arm 3 formed at its rear-extremity' with lip-standing lugs 4, and a forwardly projecting sole supporting A arm 5, all of these parts-being preferably integrally con; nected. In thepreferredembodiment of the device, the rearwardly extending arm 3 is slightly curved and rearwardly and upf wardly inclined, while the, forwardly pro-V Ajecting sole supporting` arm 5 is straight and .forwardly landupwardly inclined.

The arm A.5 .nr thepresent instanoe',em'

snor-nonnina l I Specification of Lettersiaitent.

Patented J ,nne'27 ',`f

i Application "n led September l, Serialv No, 581,961-

, bodies forwardly-Adivergiii'g branches 6`formiiig a longitudinal slot7'bet-ween them', said slot communicating with an yopening-8 which extends' through the upper'e'nd of the standardand opens at Ithe .rear edge thereof underneath the rearwardly ex'tendingarni 3. A rodi) is niofvable inthe slot`7 and through the. 'ipen ing'S, the real-most portion of said rod being encircled by a contractile springd() which bears at its rear endl against' a washer held on the rodvby a nut 11,' as shown, the ,for'

ward end 0f the spring bearing against thel rear edge of the standard.- By this nieans thc rod is normally held at the rear liinit of its movement and `the spring tends to moi-'e the rod lin one direct-ion when compressed, ,as is-.e'v.ident. The forwardeiid of the rod 79'extends'downwardlythrough the slot 7 to forni a. nger' piece orhook 12 which may be"`gi asped by thel operator or attendant so vas-toi'iove the rod forwardly and upwardly againstv the Y tension of. the retracting springlO. A

Illie rod 9 carries at its forward end two Vclainpin; 1; fingers 13 which are designed to slide over theupper surface of the branched arin `5 and which are pivotally connected at their rear ends to the rod 9, as by a pivotl bolt 14, asshown, .and said clamping fingers 11S-Parc 'preferably llaterally and oppositcly curved away from eachother, as shown, and

ai'e provided' with curved cani slots '15 in which studs 1 6 are accommodated, said studsv projecting upwardly from the forward .flfds of the branches ofthe arm 5. The cl: ping fingers 13 are provided at their foremostextremities with upwardly projecting lugs 17 designed to' engage andi ainpthe opposite side edges of the sole of a boot or shoe.

From the foregoing description in connection with accompanyingdrawing, the operation of my improved shoe holder will -be ap` parent. I n the practical use of the device,- upon the person placing his or her heel upon the arm 3-and againstthe lugs 4, the l attendant will pull the rod .Qorwardly by grasping the 'liooko'r finger piece 12, and

this will manifestly, through the instrumentality of the studs 16 working in the `curved slots 15, spread apart the forward ends ofthe'clamping fingers 13' assaid' fingers are carried yforwardly by the rod, so as to permit-the sole of the shoe to come down well -in between the lugs 1 7, whereupon the opera- .of the sole.'v

tor will release his hold upon the finger piece 12 and the spring 10 will be permitted to act to partially retractthe rod so as to clamp .efficient operation throughout a wide range of usefulness, owing tothe extensibility or adjust-ability of the clamping fingers 12.

` Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new isz- 1. A. device of the character described, embodying a standard provided at its upper end with a forwardly and upwardly inclined arm and a rearwardlyr and upwardly inclined arm, the `rear arm being provided with heel engaging means and the forward arm being formed with a slot, the standard being formed with an opening communicating with said slot, a rod working in said i slot and rearwardly through said opening underneath the rear arm, a spring connectedlmto said rod and tending to move the sanie rearwardly, a finger piece carried by the rod .at the front end thereof, the in-A ger piece projecting downwardly through the slot,' the forwardly projecting Aarm being provided with laterally lspaced upwgardly projecting studs, and clamping {ingers pivotally connected at'their rear ends t0 the rod and provided at their forward ends with toe engaging means, the fingers being formed with cam slots accommodating the studs, for the purpose specified.

2. A device -of the character described, embodying a standard provided at its upper end. with forwardly and rearwardly projecting arms, the rearwardly projecting arm being provided with upstanding lugs, the

forwardly project-ing arm consisting of branches forming a slot between them,'the y standard being formed with an opening communicating with said slot, a rod working in said slot and rearwardly through said opening, a spring connected to said rod un.- derneatli the rearwardly projecting arm, and tending to move the rodrearwar'dly, the rod being provided with'a downwardl extending forward end constituting a Inger piece, said end projecting downwardly through the slot, the forwardly projecting arm jbeing provided on eachv of its branches with an upwardly projectingsti'id, and clamping fingerspivotally ',onnected ,at their rear ends to therod and royided at their forward ends with upstan ing clamping lugs, said fingers being formed intermediate of their ends with cam slots accomm dating the studs, for the pur cse specified.

In testimony whereof I a I 'my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

. CARL J. DEXTER. [L. s.]. y Witnesses:

` GEORGE J. DEXTER,

FRANK DEXTER. 

